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G1.Assassin 2 and Windows 7 artifacts..

Install Windows 7? Impossible! After 1, 3, or 8 reboots, artifacts appears in the Win Logo of the Loading Screen, and in Windows too.. I saw some others, with some Gigabyte X79, with the same problem, but no solution!

For example, because i don't remember exactly how many reboots:

First Win7 x64 Professional install.. After 10 reboots, artifacts...
The second time i've installed Win7 from scratch, after 3 reboots, artifacts...
The third, 12 reboots and artifacts!
In the 8th, i think, i've managed to install SP1, but, the same! 1 reboot after, artifacts!

The weird thing, is that in 2 or 3 times, the artifacts appeared after the 1st W7 installation part! So, i couldn't even configure the W7 username, password, etc.. (Just like the guy in the Gigabyte forum)

Tried:

* Different nVidia drivers (WHQL, Beta, W8 ones)
* Different Intel Chipset drivers (including the latest from Guru3D)
* Different SATA ports, Intel and Marvell
* Install Sata drivers in W7 installation
* Install from scratch with IDE, and from scratch with AHCI
* Switch IDE/AHCI after W7 install
* Different Bios: F8, F11, F12c and F12d
* EFI and Legacy ROM
* Different DVI ports
* Different PCIE slots
* Booting using 1st and 3rd PCIE slots
* Different GPUs
* One GPU, and Two in SLI mode
* As i said, one or two times tried to install SP1, because the artifacts appeared AFTER the SP1 installation..
* Optimal Settings in Bios
* Deleting the 100MB and Windows partitions, and creating one again, everytime i've installed W7

My best solution was to install Windows 8! No artifacts anymore! Flawless after 1 week of use!! Even with Optimal Settings in Bios..

Now, because i really didn't like W8, and some apps didn't work very well, tried to install W7..

Re: G1.Assassin 2 and Windows 7 artifacts..

That is truly bizarre! If I had to use Win 8 I would not be happy. Glad you got it working, though.

Yep, W8 is the most counterintuitive SO i've tried!
The only good thing is the "new" Task Manager!

Originally Posted by najiro

weird.. it only happens when loading the desktop? Have you tried loading the bios optimal defaults? Try using a different videocard if you have a spare.

Mmmm... Let me explain when it happens!

It happens when it happens :P

Maybe at the 3rd reboot, 1st reboot, or 8th reboot..

But, once you see the first artifacted screen, for the first time, after you installed W7 (one of the screenshots), the artifacts will show every time you reboot, at every screen (Windows Loading and inside Windows).. You can reboot the system 50 times, and install and uninstall every driver you installed, and it will keep happening..

Yep, Load Optimal Bios, different Bios..

Tried with both of my GTX460, together, and separately

Added two links, people with the same problem.. Different Motherboards, same chipset..